On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies
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"On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies" is Albert Einstein’s 1905 paper that introduced the special theory of relativity, fundamentally redefining concepts of space, time, and motion in physics.
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journal article
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physics paper ⓘ scientific paper ⓘ |
| author | Albert Einstein ⓘ |
| basedOn | Maxwell's equations ⓘ |
| challengedConcept |
Newtonian absolute space
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Newtonian absolute time ⓘ |
| citedBy |
theory of relativity
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Relativity: The Special and the General Theory
numerous later physics textbooks ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | Germany ⓘ |
| datePublished | 30 June 1905 ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century physics ⓘ |
| field |
physics
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relativity ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
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On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies
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| hasPart |
electrodynamical part
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| historicalSignificance |
foundation of special relativity
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redefinition of space and time in physics ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of general relativity
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experimental tests of special relativity ⓘ modern physics ⓘ philosophy of space and time ⓘ |
| introducedConcept |
Lorentz transformation in physical terms
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length contraction ⓘ relativity of simultaneity ⓘ time dilation ⓘ |
| introducedPostulate |
constancy of the speed of light in vacuum
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principle of relativity for all inertial frames ⓘ |
| introducedTheory | special theory of relativity ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies
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Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter Körper
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On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies
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| publicationType | peer-reviewed article ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1905 ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Annalen der Physik ⓘ |
| reformulatedConcept | space and time as a unified framework ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Lorentz ether theory
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Lorentz transformation ⓘ Michelson–Morley experiment ⓘ |
| statedThat |
laws of physics are the same in all inertial frames
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speed of light in vacuum is independent of motion of source or observer ⓘ |
| topic |
electrodynamics of moving bodies
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inertial reference frames ⓘ relativistic kinematics ⓘ synchronization of clocks ⓘ |
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Einstein 1905 relativity paper
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